Bedspring stretcher



E. PHILP BEDSVPRING STRETCHER Filed Nov. s. 1923 ll'atenteddnne i6, i925. Y f Y Grenen n. Pmnr, on Los Janssens, -enninonnra.

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Application led `November 5,; i923; Serial No. 67251-5545).`

T all 'whom t 'may concern: Fig. 5 is a detail in perspective illustrat- Be it known that il(21 GEORGE E. PniLr, ay ing a modified forni of the adjustable citizen of the Uni-ted states," residing at Los mounting of the `tensioning` element. Angeles, in lthe eountyrof Los Angeles and More specifically7 G indicates a bed spring im State t of California, have invented new' which embodies .a pair ofside :rails 7 and; and useful improvements in. Bedspring 8 an :ei-l rail El, and a woven wire springlr Stro-tellers, "of which the following is a` 1Q, stretched `upon the bed frame and held specification. i in place by a retaining cleat 411 in the usual This invention particularly pertains to a mannen lo device for stretching bed springs of a woven In carrying ont my invention I employ a wire type and which 4is specially applicable springeengaging cla-nip 12 comprising a pair for use in taking up the slack for sag 'of of bars 13' and 14 adapted to extend transworn bed springs in felecting repairs versely across the 4bed springs with the bars thereof. l I arranged on opposite sides thereof;V the y An object \of.=this invention is .to provide clamp bars being connected together at spirita device which is attachable to a bed spring able intervals 'throughout their lengths by a frame and engageable with the springs, and series of; @damping idevices 15. The claiiipwhich is operable te stretch the springs and ingdevice 15 is here shown as embodying a temporarily hold saine in a, stretched "conbolt` 16 which is adapted to be passed .75 20 dition until the springs can be permanently through `aligned openings 17 and 18 in the secured. p bars 13 and 14 when the latter are posi` ADO-thm @blew iS t0" provide a simple tioned in parallel relation astride the bed means for readily effecting engagement besprings, as `shown in Fig. 4; the bolt being tween the stretcher andthe bedfrarne and preferably passed upwardly from under* 8f the springs. l i neath the lower-bar 14 through the woven Y A further object is to provide L dei/i0@ 'Oi' wire fabric of the spring`- and thence through the above character embodying a plurality the perforations 17 inthe bar 13 with its of separate tensioning t devices adapted to @leaded ,Gnd projecting above the latter to bepositi-oned at various points transversely receive a wing nut 19. The bars 18 and 14 5 it @if L Sfllilg iimm@ S0 RS 430 'GXGF a lllgiiliiare formed with 'the perforations 17 and 18 nal pall fonth-e spr-ings at anydesi-red poi-nt @Qmpapaftively 010s@ together Athroughout throughout the width thereof.V their lengths sel that ac'ent bolts 16 may VVith the foregoing objects in view to be engaged with the spring either close together `with such other objects and advan- `gat-herorfsp'aced lat greaterintervals apart, no tages as niay `subseqnent'ly appear, my iiiwhereby the point of engagement between ven'tion resides lin the par-ts and in the conthe` bays and the Springs may he located at; struction, combination and .ar-rangement of pentgthronghout ftfhe width of the spring parts hereinafter described and cla-lined and Where it `is` desired .to` apply L gyeavtei-n illustrated `by wayof example in the aceom- 1591151011 i l1 iS h 113121111716117 0f 2L bed SPT-lug" vided, eaohof which coinpr-isesa threaded ShOWillg' til@ invention as applied. shaft 21: mounted to rotate on `a. U-clarnp 22 Fig` 2 isa view in section as seen on the adapted to be engaged withthje `end rail 9 line 242 of Figure l illustra-ting the tenof the bed spring frame; the threaded shaft sioning element7 and showing the mannerof being` engageable with an internally threadattahilig Sam@ t0 the bedu springs and ed sleeve 23 carried bythe spring-engaging frame. clamp 12.` The sleeve 23 is adapted to be t Fig. 3 is an end view of the tensioni-ng disposed atV any desired position il'ongi-tndin element shown in Figaire. n-ally of the springengaging clamp,` for Fig. 4 is a ldetail in section as seen on :the whichpurpose. it .is provided with a thread` line 4 4 of Figure 1f illustrating a means ed `stern V2,4 proj ecting from one side thereof v wherebyl the 'stretcher may' be `temporarily which stein is adapted to be inserted Adownclainped to the bed frame to hold the wardly through afpair lof the aligned opensprings `tant if itis desired to remove the ings 17 and 18 through the bars 1-3 and 14 stretching elements orto shift their posiand be engaged with a nut 25 vby which` tion. Y the sleeve is held in placeq The U-clamp 22 embodies a U-frame the side members 26 and 27 of which are of different lengths. The U-frame is adapted to be set astride the end rail 9 of the bed frame from the under side thereof with the short side member 26 of the frame extending beneath the springs 10 and with the elongated frame member 27 projecting upwardly at the end of the spring frame, as particularly shown in Fig. 2.

The frame member 26 carries a clamping screw 2S which is threaded in the frame member 26 and is adapted to bear against the inner face of the frame member 9 to clamp the U-frame in position on the spring frame. rlhe elongated sidefmember 27 of the frame is formed with spaced superposed openings 29 and 30 through either of which the threaded stem 21 extends according to the height desired to space the shaft 21 from the lower portion of the U-frame, and whereby the device is adapted to be applied and operated with spring frames of various heights.

The shaft 21 is fitted with a crank 31 which is engaged with the end of the shaft 21 projecting through a frame member 27 whereby the shaft may be readily rotated. It will now be seen that the tensioning members 2O may be disposed at any desired point throughout the Width of the bed springs and that any desired number of the tensioning devices may be employed, as occasion may require. In some instances, it may only be necessary to employ but one of the tensioning devices, and in others it may be necessary to employ two or more, but in any event, by reason of the tensioning devices being engaged with the spring-engaging clamp at various points throughout the width of the spring, the tensioning devices may be disposed so as to exert a` pull at points where it is desired to take up the slack in the bed spring.

A modified form' of the mounting of the tensioning members on the spring clamp 12 is shown in Fig. 5, and embodies a sleeve 32 which is slidably mounted on the upper bar 13 and has upstanding lugs 33 formed with an internally threaded opening 3d in which the threaded'shaft 21 is screwed; the sleeve 32 being adapted. tobe moved longitudinally of the bar 13 into any desired posh tion. l Means are provided whereby the spring clamp 12 may be temporarily secured to the side members 7 and 3 of the spring frame, as where it is desired after placing the spring 10 under tension, to remove, replace or change the position of the tensioning devices 20. Y

This means is here shown in Fig. l as comprising a U-bolt 35 which is adapted to be placed astride the side frame 7 or 8 from the under side thereof, and to have its end portions inserted through the openings 17 and 18 of the bars 13 and 14 adjacent oposite sides of the rails 7 or 8 to receive wing nuts 36 and 37.

The' portion of the U-bolt 35 extending beneath the rail 7 or 8 is formed with teeth 38 adapted to engage the side rail so as to hold the U-bolt against sliding movement on the rail.

ln the use of the device, the spring engaging clamp is secured to the spring 10 in the manner described and the tensioning shafts 21 are each rotated successively to draw the bars forward, thus stretching the spring. By turning one shaft 21 a greater amount than the other' shafts, portions of the spring may be stretched more than other portions. Also by omitting some of the bolts the saine effect may be obtained.

When the spring has been stretched the desired amount the spring clamps may ie secured to the side rails of the spring frame to hold the spring in its stretched position, and the shafts 21 may be removed to facilitate re-securing the spring permanently in its stretched condition upon the frame. To do this the cleat may be removed, and the loose end of the spring brought forward by the bars is cut away and the spring re-secured by the cleat. When the U-clamps and bars are removed the spring is then in a fully stretched condition, all sagging portions having been drawn up.

lllhereas, have shown and described a specific construction and arrangement oi parts l do not wish to be confined thereto but may use such constructions and combinations of the salient features of the invention as come within the scope of the appended claims.

1. In a bed spring stretcher, a pair of parallel bars, means for clamping said bars together with a bed spring interposed therebetween, a series of internally threaded meinbers on one of said bars adapted to be adjusted to various positions longitudinally of the bar, threaded shafts engaging said mehr bers, and means for suiporting said shafts against longitudinal movementV on a` spring frame. i

2. In a bed spring stretcher, a pair of parallel bars, means for clamping said bars together with a bed spring interposed therebetween, a` series of internally threaded members on one of said bars adapted to be adjusted to various positions longitudinally of the bar, threaded shafts engaging said members, means for supporting said shafts against longitudinal movement on a spring frame, and means for temporarily securing said bars to a portion of a spring frame.

GEORGE E. PHIL?v 

